Luckenbach Texas Its Non Bicentennial City Spirit
Luckenbach Texas hosts a quirky leap day celebration as the town gains national attention as the first non Bicentennial city. Hondo Crouch, its mayor and promoter, presides over a patchwork of events from poaching cannons to chili championships and quirky civic quirks that draw tourists seeking a rustic, humorous escape.
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Luckenbach
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Oink van Gogh
United States Post Office
Lueckenbach
Texas
Hondo Crouch
Hondo
Luekenbach
Tay
San Diego
New York
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Ohio AG to appeal Papp retrial ruling in rape murder case
The Ohio Attorney General will appeal a U S District Court order to retry or release convicted rapemurderer Timothy Papp. Prosecutors say the retrial is essential, while the ruling bars key evidence and questions about the victim Roxie Ann Keathley. The decision by Judge Timothy Hogan cites civil rights violations for denied attorney access.
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Timothy Papp
Papp
Jact
James Gravelle
Attorney General
Hoxie Ann Keathley
Lorain County
Joseph R. Granda
U.S
Timothy Hogan
Grunda
Hogan
Roxie Ann Keathley
Elio Zerbini
Roxie Ann
Zerbini
Is Howard Hughes dead as IRS weighs legal status
Columnists report federal agents question whether Howard Hughes is alive noting a 1970 Las Vegas death claim and a possible Hughes double. Spokesmen deny the theory, saying Hughes resides in Acapulco. IRS could pursue legal declaration of death if evidence of fraud appears and estate taxes loom.
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Howard R Hughes
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Hughes
Howard Hughes
Las Vegas
Princess Hotel
Acapulco
Treasury
Weather forecast sketch with temperatures and winds
Cloudy and mild tonight with low near 35. Partly cloudy tomorrow with highs around the upper forties to lower fifties. Chance of precipitation about 20 percent tonight and tomorrow. Winds from the southwest around 10 to 15 mph. High around 60 at 2 p.m. yesterday and low around 36 this morning. Details on Page 13.
Testimony by Klansman reopens 1957 murder case in Alabama
Raymond Britt, a former Ku Klux Klan member, testified he watched Willie Edwards Jr. plead for his life before Edwards died in 1957 on a bridge over the Alabama River. Britt said he lived with the memory 19 years and then turned state’s evidence. Three Montgomer y men face murder charges as prosecutors plan a grand jury return.
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UPI
Raymond C. Britt
Alabama River
Willie Edwards Jr
We Orxige
Britt
Edwards
William “Sonny
Kyle Livingston
James York
Henry Alexander
Attorney General's Office
Tom Ward
Livingston
Lee Williams
Williams
Economy indicators post biggest jump in six months
The Commerce Department reports the leading economic indicators index rose 2.2 percent in January, the largest gain in six months and the strongest sign of future growth since July. The composite measure, made from twelve forward-looking statistics, ends five months of stagnation.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Mayor seeks grand jury probe of Ohio BMV
Mayor Marguerite E. Bowman asked the governor to convene a state grand jury into the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles after C T disclosures of a coverup in Elyria license plate funds. Anthony J. Marsico admitted stealing 920000 in plate funds, with 98000 shortfall never recovered, aiding road repairs funding.
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Marguerite E. Bowman
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
C-T
Elyria
Bowman
Anthony J. Marsico
Marsico
Elytia Democratic
Eddie Goodwin
The Day LBJ Was Lied To At Fort Bragg
In February 1968 President Lyndon Johnson tearfully bade farewell to troops at Fort Bragg N C thinking the 82nd Airborne was bound for Vietnam. The Armed Forces Journal reports the party groggily swapped real deployees for a drunken stand‑in unit returning from Vietnam, leading to a publicized ruse and Johnson's departure the next day.
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82Nd Air Forne Division
Vietnam
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Johnson
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